Oscill8 = Bifurcation2

Oscill8 is a suite of tools for analyzing large
systems of ODEs, particularly with respect to understanding how the high
dimensional parameter space controls the dynamics of the system. The suite
includes

User Features:

Time course/integration (using CVODE)

Multiple time course generation (incrementing parameters, etc)

One parameter bifurcation diagrams (batch mode, several parameters)

Two parameter bifurcation diagrams (batch mode, several parameters)**

Bifurcation searches (subsequent restart available)

Organization of output, including:

notes for each run

analysis on subsets of parameters

graphical output is stored with model and state

Developer Features:

C++ library version of AUTO2000 (which can be used separate from Oscill8)

C++ library version of Oscill8: API interface, easy XML file run control

Rapid prototyping/testing interface (very easy to add features and test)

Can be run on a server and accessed from anywhere

Runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X**

Why, you ask, is it "Bifurcation2?" Well, the goal of this tool is to
allow a user to concentrate less on the details of bifurcation analysis,
and more on the results obtained from that analysis.
When dealing with models containing a large number of parameters, you need access
to large amounts of graphical data revealing the bifurcation behavior of the model,
and you need to be able to get this data rapidly. For most applications, the analysis
is routine and shouldn't require user interaction with the software.
Naturally, there are interesting systems that can't be analyzed without
understanding a great deal about the mathematics involved and how to set
and run the tool correctly, but this is not the typical case for biological models
for much of the process.

Of course, any useful bifurcation tool should also expose the lower level, numerical
control parameters to the expert user, and this is something that is include as well.
There is a "raw" AUTO interface to satisfy the zealot!

The first official release will be made in Q1 2005.
The old web interface has been replaced by a brand new .NET (and hopefully Mono or DotGNU very soon)
interface written in C#.
Click here to download from Source Forge.